nba steals leaders 1997-98

Mookie Blaylock had the most steals per game in 1997-98, with 2.6 per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA steals with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games leaders 1997-98
NAMESPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
2.6
1997-98
70
38.6
13.2
4.9
6.7
0.3
5.3
13.4
39.2
1.3
4.8
26.9
1.4
1.9
70.9
46.2
1.2
3.7
2.5
2,700
921
341
469
183
21
176
122
+415
2Brevin Knight
B. Knight
2.5
1997-98
80
31.0
9.0
3.2
8.2
0.2
3.3
7.4
44.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.5
3.1
80.1
51.5
0.8
2.3
2.4
2,483
723
253
656
196
18
194
271
+298
3Doug Christie
D. Christie
2.4
1997-98
78
37.7
16.5
5.2
3.6
0.7
5.9
13.7
42.8
1.3
3.9
32.6
3.5
4.2
82.9
53.0
1.2
4.0
2.9
2,939
1,287
404
282
190
57
228
198
-485
4Gary Payton
G. Payton
2.3
1997-98
82
38.4
19.2
4.6
8.3
0.2
7.1
15.6
45.3
1.6
4.8
33.8
3.4
4.6
74.4
54.4
0.9
3.6
2.8
3,145
1,571
376
679
185
18
229
195
+622
5Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2.2
1997-98
80
39.4
22.0
3.7
6.2
0.3
8.1
17.6
46.1
0.9
2.9
29.8
4.9
6.7
72.9
53.5
1.1
2.6
3.1
3,150
1,758
296
494
176
25
244
200
-92
6Eddie Jones
E. Jones
2.0
1997-98
80
36.4
16.9
3.8
3.1
0.7
6.1
12.6
48.4
1.8
4.6
38.9
2.9
3.8
76.5
59.2
1.1
2.7
1.8
2,910
1,349
302
246
160
55
146
164
+610
7Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
2.0
1997-98
82
38.0
11.6
6.2
9.1
0.3
4.4
10.5
41.6
0.9
2.8
31.3
2.0
2.5
79.9
50.2
1.3
4.9
3.2
3,118
954
510
745
162
26
261
142
+305
8Kendall Gill
K. Gill
1.9
1997-98
81
33.7
13.4
4.8
2.5
0.8
5.2
12.0
42.9
0.3
1.2
25.7
2.8
4.0
68.8
48.6
1.4
3.4
1.5
2,733
1,087
391
200
156
64
124
268
+49
9Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
1.8
1997-98
82
31.7
10.5
4.1
2.7
0.2
3.4
7.8
44.0
1.5
3.7
41.5
2.2
2.5
86.8
59.4
0.9
3.2
1.2
2,597
862
334
221
148
17
102
153
+487
10Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1.8
1997-98
70
35.3
18.4
4.9
5.5
0.6
6.5
15.1
42.7
1.5
4.8
31.7
4.0
4.9
80.1
53.1
1.5
3.4
2.7
2,473
1,287
346
382
126
42
189
193
+69
11Grant Hill
G. Hill
1.8
1997-98
81
40.7
21.1
7.7
6.8
0.7
7.6
16.8
45.2
0.0
0.3
14.3
5.9
8.0
74.0
52.0
1.1
6.5
3.5
3,294
1,712
623
551
143
53
285
196
+214
12Charlie Ward
C. Ward
1.8
1997-98
82
28.3
7.8
3.3
5.7
0.5
2.9
6.3
45.5
1.0
2.6
37.7
1.1
1.4
80.5
56.7
0.4
3.0
2.1
2,317
642
274
466
144
37
175
195
+278
13Lindsey Hunter
L. Hunter
1.7
1997-98
71
35.3
12.1
3.5
3.2
0.1
4.5
11.6
38.3
1.2
3.7
32.1
2.0
2.8
74.0
47.2
0.9
2.6
1.5
2,505
862
247
224
123
10
110
174
-11
14Antoine Walker
A. Walker
1.7
1997-98
82
39.9
22.4
10.2
3.3
0.7
8.8
20.8
42.3
1.1
3.6
31.2
3.7
5.8
64.5
48.1
3.3
6.9
3.6
3,268
1,840
836
273
142
60
292
262
-267
15David Wesley
D. Wesley
1.7
1997-98
81
35.1
13.0
2.6
6.5
0.4
4.7
10.7
44.3
0.7
2.1
34.7
2.8
3.6
79.5
53.2
0.6
2.0
2.8
2,845
1,054
213
529
140
30
226
229
+134
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.7
1997-98
82
38.8
28.7
5.8
3.5
0.5
10.7
23.1
46.5
0.4
1.5
23.8
6.9
8.8
78.4
53.3
1.6
4.2
2.3
3,181
2,357
475
283
141
45
185
151
+598
17Kerry Kittles
K. Kittles
1.7
1997-98
77
36.5
17.2
4.7
2.3
0.5
6.6
15.0
44.0
1.4
3.4
41.8
2.6
3.2
80.8
52.5
1.7
3.0
1.4
2,814
1,328
362
176
132
37
106
152
+144
18Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1.7
1997-98
82
39.3
18.5
9.6
4.2
1.8
7.7
15.8
49.1
0.0
0.2
18.8
3.0
4.0
73.8
52.7
2.7
6.9
2.3
3,222
1,518
786
348
139
150
192
224
+152
19Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
1.7
1997-98
81
37.4
18.9
3.7
8.3
0.2
6.9
16.0
43.1
1.9
5.5
35.1
3.2
4.1
78.1
53.0
0.6
3.1
2.8
3,031
1,528
299
672
136
16
224
200
+454
20Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
1.7
1997-98
76
39.7
17.8
5.3
10.5
0.3
6.4
14.9
43.4
0.2
0.6
25.0
4.7
6.5
72.6
50.1
1.5
3.9
3.5
3,020
1,349
405
801
126
25
266
182
+100
21Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
1.6
1997-98
75
34.7
19.6
3.0
8.0
0.3
6.8
15.4
44.1
0.2
1.1
18.8
5.8
6.8
86.0
53.3
1.0
2.1
3.6
2,606
1,471
228
603
121
20
269
262
+133
22Michael Finley
M. Finley
1.6
1997-98
82
41.4
21.5
5.3
4.9
0.4
8.2
18.4
44.9
1.1
3.0
35.7
4.0
5.1
78.4
52.2
1.8
3.5
2.7
3,394
1,763
438
405
132
30
219
163
-410
23Damon Stoudamire
D. Stoudamire
1.6
1997-98
TOT
71
40.0
17.3
4.2
8.2
0.1
6.3
15.4
41.1
1.3
4.3
29.9
3.4
4.0
82.9
50.3
1.2
3.0
3.1
2,839
1,225
298
580
113
7
223
150
-252
24Wesley Person
W. Person
1.6
1997-98
82
39.0
14.7
4.4
2.3
0.6
5.4
11.7
46.0
2.3
5.5
43.0
1.6
2.1
77.6
58.3
0.8
3.6
1.3
3,198
1,204
363
188
129
49
110
108
+167
25Chris Webber
C. Webber
1.6
1997-98
71
39.6
21.9
9.5
3.8
1.7
9.1
18.9
48.2
0.9
2.9
31.7
2.8
4.7
58.9
52.3
2.5
7.0
2.6
2,809
1,555
674
273
111
124
185
269
+45
StatMuse has season-level data for steals per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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